The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-02-24


and President Clevelands reply thereto
are published.
Senator Morrill,, from the committee on
finance, reported favorably bill to amend
the Revised Statutes by adding St. Paul.
Minneapolis and other cities to the list OF
lawful money reserve cities.
When Congressman Allen OF Mississippi
had finished his witty speech on the consul
lar and diplomatic appropriation bill he
convulsed the house by saying: Mr..
Speaker wish to announce that shall re-
tire to the cloak room to receive the con-
CALCULATIONS OF my fellow members.
Congressman Strait has received n Min.
nesota patent for land on a bounty war
rant belonging to +. G. Gerry, which is
signed by President Buchanan. 1t has
been lying in the land office all this time.
Land Commissioner Sparks will recon.
mend to the secretary OF the interior at an
early date the restoration to settlement
entry, under the public land laws, of &c, 900
acres OF land formerly patented to Iowa
Tor the Sioux City & st. Paul railway COM
pany,and recently reconveyed by the state
to the United States.
Young Ernest Brandon, the solo treble
OF st. Johns Episcopal church choir in
Ne" \ DIRK, has voice which extends from
below the staff to + in alt He appeared
in concerts when eight years oh.
John c. Calhoun, grandson OF the great
South Carolinian, has the second largest
cotton field in the United States.
The cabinet decided to recommend to
congress the payment OF the claims ($4,1 1917
OF Chinese residents OF Washington terri.
tory Tor losses sustained during the recent
riots.
Attorney General Garland de cides that
the fencing OF contiguous corners OF Sec
tions OF railroad lands in such a way as to
prevent the passage OF settlers upon the
government sections is unlawful.
stockman OF eighteen years experience,
writes from Billings Feb 8 over the initials
~. W. j." This is the hardest winter
that ever experienced. l estimate my
1T will reach IS per cent. I think that a
great many new cattlemcn will never come
out even unless they feed hay.
Postoffices established Dakota: Nova.
Walsh county. Minnesota: Twcet, Polk
county. Postmasters commissioned
Minnesota: St. Leo, j. p. Schommer.
Fourth-cIass postmasters apointed-Da-
kota Minot, II. H. Mcnamara. Iowa:
Bard, G. W: Dayton; Ivy, w. J. Mclean;
Batavia, II. J.. Ogden; Medinovillc, r.
Wooster; Upton, f. NJ. Bryan.
Miss Duke, daughter OF Gen. Bassil Duke
the Confederate cavalryman, is delightine
Washington society by her exquisite violin
playing.
Senators Sawyer and Spooner of Wis.,,
have secured the following changes in the
river and harbor bill in the senate confer.
e2ce committee: Increase for Milwaukee
from 50, 800 to IS. 900; Superior from $40.
600 $l2, 900; St. Croix river, $500 to
$40, 900; and new item of $4,000 for
Ashland.
The court oil appeal III London has rem
dered decision unfolding the validity OF
the Swan. Edison Cheesebro patent for car.
bon lilaments for incandescent lamps.
The British war office committee has de-
cided to recommend the Lee. Burton maya.
zine rifle.
Owing to the very heavy snow storm re-
Gently, outgoing trains a : Montreal were all
Cancelled, and many visitors were forced to
remain another day.
Winnipeg Manitoban: The four remain
ing Indian prisoners at the provincial peni.
Tertiary, confined for participation in the
rebellion OF 1885, were released, and left
Tor their western homes. Among the num-
was Big Bear, implicated in the Frog Lake
massacre and the abduction OF Mr.. w. J.
Mclean and family.
Sidney Walsh, aged twnety. three, is I'M
der arrest in Cleveland for committing
twenty.one burglaries. His wife is in Jail
with him as an accomplice.
Jealousy caused Watkins Dupay. of
Farmville, Va, to shoot and Hill his wife
and fatally shoot and stab himself.
Mrs. Richard Jesse is dead at Margate,
England. Her maiden name was Emily
Iennyson, and she was engaged to be mar.
ried to Arthur Henry Hallam. whose
death prompted Alfred Tennyson to write
I'm Memoriam."